{"product_id":"king-of-capital-the-remarkable-rise-fall-and-rise-again-of-steve-schwarzman-and-blackstone-paperback","title":"King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Carey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, and a financial revolution, \u003ci\u003eKing of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is the greatest untold success story on Wall Street.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eKing of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e, David Carey and John Morris show how Blackstone (and other private equity firms) transformed themselves from gamblers, hostile-takeover artists, and 'barbarians at the gate' into disciplined, risk-conscious investors while the financial establishment--banks and investment bankers such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley--were recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels and driving the economy to the brink of disaster. Now, not only have Blackstone and a small coterie of competitors wrested control of corporations around the globe, but they have emerged as a major force on Wall Street, challenging the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for dominance. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsightful and hard-hitting, filled with never-before-revealed details about the workings of a heretofore secretive company that was the personal fiefdom of Schwarzman and Peter Peterson, \u003ci\u003eKing of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Blackstone and private equity will drive the economy and provide a model for how financing will work in the years to come.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID CAREY\u003c\/b\u003e is a reporter at \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e. Before joining \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a senior writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Deal\u003c\/i\u003e, an editor of \u003ci\u003eCorporate Finance \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and wrote for \u003ci\u003eAdweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInstitutional Investor, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFinancial World. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJOHN E. MORRIS\u003c\/b\u003e has been a \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e Brief editor, an editor with \u003ci\u003eDow Jones Investment Banker\u003c\/i\u003e, and was for many years an assistant managing editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Deal \u003c\/i\u003ein New York and London. Before that, he was an editor and writer at \u003ci\u003eThe American Lawyer \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo find out more visit: www.king-of-capital.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754194272544,"sku":"9780307886026","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4c62a93d9b756fcb742f5eac09ab70a.webp?v=1780035461","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/king-of-capital-the-remarkable-rise-fall-and-rise-again-of-steve-schwarzman-and-blackstone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}